About

This class has a prerequisite. Please see below before registering.

In this class, you will learn several techniques on how to set a stone on another stone. You will learn how to drill a hole in stone, how to make bezel and set a stone, and how to set a faceted stone in a tube (tube setting). We will also learn how to make some essential tools to finish this project and use them at your bench in your everyday creations.  

Details:

• Prerequisite:  Beginning Jewelry Skills class or previous soldering skills required. Please login to your BARN account, click on your profile name and check the link "My event registrations" to ensure you have completed this prerequisite class.
• Masks are required for all activities in the Jewelry studio. 
• Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.
• Feel free to bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave in the kitchen on the lower level.
  

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class.  For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here. 

Instructor:  

Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California.  Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.

Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.